“Their marriage probably doesn’t affect me – their union or whatever you want to call it. But in my opinion, they’re trying to force their beliefs on society,” Garber said. He also said that he does not consider himself a bigot and believes that Christians such as himself should "take a stand on what you believe, lovingly."

Equality Kansas, a LGBTQ rights group, slammed the proposals.

We have never seen this level of extremist vitriol laid out in legislative language. These marriage bills combined are 18 pages of insults and name calling. Fred Phelps would be proud. The sponsors of these bills should be ashamed of themselves. #kslegpic.twitter.com/2UN0iREBxX